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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

No Boys Or Pictures Allowed: "Sharia Prom" At Public School In Hamtramck Causes Controversy

By Brandon Hall(Email Him At WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

No boys? No pictures? No cellphones? What the hell is going on?!

Welcome to Hamtramck's girls only prom, an event designed to let Muslim girls celebrate the high school tradition without pissing off radicals in the region.The 6th annual "Princess Prom" was held last weekend, though I think "Sharia Prom" is far more fitting...According to Heat Street:

"With the goal of creating a “safe space” in mind, a Detroit school has set out to hold a girls-only prom to celebrate traditional Muslim customs. It’s being created for girls who would otherwise be prohibited by their ultraconservative Muslim families from going to regular proms, where attendees are allowed to have fun and dance with members of the opposite sex in good old American tradition.

Hamtramck High School’s girls-only “Princess Prom” was first organized in 2012 by a group of five Muslim girls to give them the opportunity to go to a “safe space” prom. In 2016, 230 girls showed up. This year, they’re expecting at least 250 attendees.

According toMichigan Live, the event is “intended to create a safe space for Muslim girls who normally cover up in hijab to let their hair down in an environment with no boys and no cellphones.”